ORFC 2025 9 – 10 Jan
ORFC 2025 9 – 10 Jan
A transition to agroecological, climate resilient food and farming systems requires new grain systems, from seed to field, to baking and retailing. Our current agricultural system is almost exclusively focused on productivity and consistency, unintentionally creating an unjust and unhealthy grain system from soil to gut. The sort of radical change needed to deliver an equitable, climate-resilient food and farming system won’t be delivered by fine tuning the existing predominant model. It’s easy to be overwhelmed by the problems, but innovative food producers – seed breeders, farmers, millers and bakers – are doing the important work of reimagining the grain and bread system as they envisage a system where skills are nurtured, communities are nourished and values are shared. The panel will share their own experiences, with a focus on areas where policy has the capacity to enable change and
where it is stifling progress. Their work illuminates areas where change is most needed and where we can all play a part in delivering the sort of transformation that the UK is hungry for.